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Haryana
Formation Day: 1 November 1966

Capital: Chandigarh

Known For: Kurukshetra (war place cited in Mahabharata) is in the state of

Haryana.

Governor:
First Governor was Shri Dharma Vira (01-Nov-1966 - 14-Sep-1967)
Present Governor is Satyadev Narayan Arya (August 25 2018 - till date)

Chief Minister:
First Chief Minister was B. D. Sharma (1 November 1966 to 23 March 1967)
Present Chief Minister is Manohar Lal (since 2014 - till date)

Chief Justice of High Court:

First Chief Justice of High Court was Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ram Lall(15.8.1947 -
18.1.1949)
Present Chief Justice of High Court is Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravi Shanker Jha

Area:
Area: 17,070 square miles (44,212 square km).
Forest Area: Forest Cover in the State is 1,602.44 sq km which is 3.62% of the
State’s geographical area.

Border line:
State border: It is bounded on the northwest by the state of Punjab and the
union territory of Chandigarh, on the north and northeast by the states of
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, on the east by the state of Uttar
Pradesh and the union territory of Delhi, and on the south and southwest by
the state of Rajasthan.

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Population:
Total population of Haryana as per 2011 census is 25,351,462 of which male
and female are 13,494,734 and 11,856,728 respectively.

Official Language: Hindi

State Symbols:
State Animal: Blackbuck
State Bird: Black francolin
State Flower: Lotus
State Tree: Peepal

Different Dance Forms:

 Saang dance
 Khoria dance
 Dhamal dance
 Ghoomar dance

UNESCO World's Heritage Sites: No world heritage sites in Haryana.

Agriculture Product:
 Sugarcane
 Oilseeds
 Rice
 Groundnuts
 Maize
 Wheat

National Parks:
 Kalesar National Park
 Sultanpur National Park

Bird Sanctuaries:
 Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary
 Khaparwas Bird Sanctuary

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WildLife Sanctuaries(WS):
 Abubshahar WS
 Bhindawas WS
 Bir Shikargarh WS
 Chhilchhila WS
 Kalesar WS
 Khaparwas WS
 Khol-Hi-Raitan WS
 Nahar WS

Rivers:
 Yamuna river
 Ghaggar-Hakra river
 Markanda River
 Kaushalya River
 Tangri River
 Chastang River (Palaeochannel of Vedic Drishadvati River)
 Saraswati river
 Dangri river

Dams:
 Kaushalya Dam, Yamuna River (Panchkula district)
 Ottu barrage, Ghaggar River (Sirsa district)
 Tajewala Barrage, Yamuna River (Yamunanagar district)
 Hathnikund barrage, Yamuna River
 Anagpur Dam, Hakra River (Faridabad district)

Lakes:
 Badkhal lake, Faridabad
 Surajkund, Faridabad
 Blue Bird Lake,Hisar
 Damdama Lake, Gurugram district
 Hathni Kund, Yamunanagar district
 Karna Lake, Karnal
 Tilyar Lake, Rohtak
 Brahma Sarovar, Kurukshetra
 Sannihit Sarovar, Kurukshetra

Water Falls:

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 Tikkar Taal, Morni Hills

 Dhosi Hill falls, Mahendragarh district

Important Thermal, Nuclear & Hydroelectricity Power Plants:

Thermal Power Plant:
 Gorakhpur Atomic Super Thermal Power Station
 Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Super Thermal Power Station
 Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project

Hydro Power Plant:

 WYC Hydro Electric Station, Yamuna Nagar

Famous Air Ports:

 Hisar Airport, Hisar
 Karnal Airport, Karnal
 Chandigarh International Airport, Chandigarh

Famous Stadium:
 War Heroes Memorial Stadium (Golf Club), Ambala
 Bhim Singh Stadium, Bhiwani
 Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad
 Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon
 Mahabir Stadium, Hisar
 Jahanara Bagh Stadium, Jhajjar
 Dronacharya Stadium, Kurukshetra
 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Rohtak

Tribes:
 Bangali
 Bauria
 Bazigar
 Dumna
 Gagra
 Gandhila
 Hansi
 Kanjar
 Mallah
 Spela
 Sikligar

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 Sirkiband

Important Monuments:
 Khwaja Khizr Tomb
 Shish Mahal, Farrukhnagar
 Jahaj Kothi, Hisar
 Mosque of Pir Turkman and Tomb, Narnaul
 Tripolia Gateway, Narnaul
 Takiya Banwa Fakir, Panchkula

Nick Name of the cities:

 Kurukshetra: City of Mahabharata
 Panipat: City of weavers
 Gurugram: Millennium City of India

Important Regional Festival:

 Baisakhi
 Gangore,
 Lohri
 Gugga Naumi

Tourist Attraction:
 Brahma Sarovar
 Jyotisar
 Bhishma Kund
 Khwaja Khizr Tomb
 Shish Mahal, Farrukhnagar
 Jahaj Kothi, Hisar
 Mosque of Pir Turkman and Tomb, Narnaul
 Tripolia Gateway, Narnaul
 Takiya Banwa Fakir, Panchkula

Geographical Indications:
 Phulkari (Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan)